Arne Slot is expecting the best ever Merseyside Derby atmosphere when Liverpool take on Everton in the Premier League tomorrow.
Liverpool face their fierce rivals in the final Merseyside Derby to be staged at Everton’s Goodison Park home. The Reds are aiming to bounce back from a shock FA Cup exit at Plymouth, against an Everton team resurgent following the return of David Moyes.
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Slot’s side can extend their advantage in the Premier League title race to nine points but the Dutchman is expecting a tough test – and ferocious atmosphere from the home crowd.
“I think it’s an extra reason (the last Goodison derby) why the atmosphere will be even better than all the ones before. I haven’t been to one before but people tell me at Goodison Park, as at Anfield, it is always a fantastic atmosphere,” Slot said at his pre-match press conference.
“It is probably going to be a fantastic atmosphere and that is never easy to play against because every single time they cross the halfway line or corner kick, whatever happens, the fans will cheer for that and you have to be mentally strong as the away team to resist all of that atmosphere.
“When you have the ball you have to be as calm as you can in this fantastic atmosphere but it is not the first time for these players that they are playing in atmospheres like this so I hope they can focus on what they have to do.
“I assume our players are ready for another battle tomorrow for the simple reason that they have been ready for the whole season and many of them are experienced in this tie.”
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